[Gastric pneumatosis and gas in the portal venous system secondary to peptic ulcer].

A 72-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with recurrent vomiting without abdominal pain. On physical examination, the patient was afebrile and her abdomen was soft and nontender with a giant abdominal-wall hernia. Upper endoscopy showed a deep, 3-cm ulcer at the gastric angulus.

[Diagnostic value of colonoscopy indication as predictor of colorectal cancer: is it possible to design a fast track diagnosis?].

Background: Diagnostic delay in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is a quality indicator and its reduction could improve prognosis of the disease.

Objective: To analyze the diagnostic value of different colonoscopy indications in CRC and to select the signs or symptoms that, if prioritized in a rapid diagnostic circuit, would be most efficient.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2219 outpatients who underwent colonoscopy from 2000 to 2007 was performed.